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Tuesday, August 25th, 2015

Golf Channel Airtimes & Notes (Aug. 27-30): The Barclays; WinCo Foods Portland Open; Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic; Dick’s Sporting Goods Open; D+D Real Czech Masters

PGA TOUR’s FedExCup Playoffs Kicks off in New Jersey with The Barclays

Web.com Tour’s WinCo Foods Portland Open to Determine “The 25” Earning 2015-16 PGA TOUR Cards in Regular Season Finale

LPGA Tour in Alabama for the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic

Langer Defends at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open

Dubuisson Headlines the Field at the D+D Real Czech Masters

ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 25, 2015) – The PGA TOUR’s FedExCup Playoffs begin this week at Plainfield Country Club in New Jersey with The Barclays. Jordan Spieth and Jason Day headline a field eligible to compete based on the top-125 in the regular season FedExCup point standings. The Web.com Tour stages its final regular season event this week with the WinCo Foods Portland Open, where – at week’s end – the Tour will present 2015-16 PGA TOUR cards to the top-25 in the season-long money list. Players finishing 26-100 on the money list will be eligible to compete in the Web.com Tour Finals, along with players having finished 126-200 in the PGA TOUR FedExCup race during the regular season. At the conclusion of the four-week Web.com Tour Finals, an additional 25 PGA TOUR 2015-16 cards will be awarded. The LPGA Tour is in Alabama for the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic, and Stacy Lewis and Brooke Henderson headline the field. Bernhard Langer will defend his title at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open outside Binghamton, N.Y., while the European Tour stages the D+D Real Czech Masters.  

PGA TOUR 

The Barclays                  

Dates: Aug. 27-30

Venue: Plainfield Country Club, Edison, N.J.

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):

Thursday         2-6 p.m. (Live) / 9 p.m.-1 a.m. (Replay)

Friday              2-6 p.m. (Live) / 10:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. (Replay)

Saturday          1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 10:30 p.m.-3 a.m. (Replay)

Sunday            Noon-1:30 p.m. (Live) / 10:30 p.m.-3 a.m. (Replay)

Broadcast Notes:

Kicking off the FedExCup Playoffs: The PGA TOUR 2014-15 regular season concluded last week after 43 events and the top-125 in the FedExCup standings earned their 2015-16 PGA TOUR cards and became eligible to compete in the Playoffs. 121 players are currently in the field this week, and the top-100 in the standings following Sunday’s final round will be eligible to compete in next week’s Deutsche Bank Championship near Boston.

Mahan defends: Hunter Mahan won by two shots for his sixth career PGA TOUR win.

Headlining the field: Jordan Spieth, Jason Day, Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler, Jimmy Walker, Justin Rose, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Zach Johnson, Patrick Reed and Robert Streb.                                                                                                      

Golf Channel Broadcast Team:

Play by Play: Terry Gannon

Analyst: Nick Faldo

Tower: Steve Sands        

On-Course: Matt Gogel / Peter Kostis

Interviews: Angela Hamann

WEB.COM TOUR 

WinCo Foods Portland Open

Dates: Aug. 27-30

Venue: Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Witch Hollow Course), North Plains, Oregon

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):

Thursday         6-8:30 p.m. (Live)

Friday              8-10 p.m. (Tape delay)

Saturday          7-9:30 p.m. (Live)

Sunday            7-9:30 p.m. (Live) / 5-6 a.m. (Monday replay) 

Broadcast Notes:

Finalizing “The 25”: The top-25 on the Web.com Tour money list following Sunday’s final round will earn their 2015-16 PGA TOUR card. Players finishing 26-100 on the money list will be eligible to compete for 25 additional PGA TOUR cards in the four-event Web.com Tour Finals, along with players having finished 126-200 in the PGA TOUR’s FedExCup standings.

Headlining the field: Patton Kizzire, Martin Piller, Dawie van der Walt, Peter Malnati, Smylie Kaufman, Wes Roach, Si Woo Kim, Kelly Kraft, Shane Bertsch and Abraham Ancer.                                                                                             

Golf Channel Broadcast Team:

Play by Play: Whit Watson

Analyst: Craig Perks

Tower: Steve Burkowski

On-Course: Phil Blackmar / Kay Cockerill

LPGA TOUR

Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic

Dates: Aug. 27-30

Venue: RTJ Golf Trail at Capitol Hill (Senator Course), Prattville, Ala.

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):

Thursday         11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (Live)

Friday              11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (Live) / 4:30-6 a.m. (Saturday replay)

Saturday          5-7 p.m. (Live) / 5-6 a.m. (Sunday replay)

Sunday            5-7 p.m. (Live)

Broadcast Notes:

Henderson to be featured in “Rookie Spotlight” during Friday’s coverage: 17-year-old Brooke Henderson – who was granted LPGA Tour membership last week after winning the Cambia Portland Classic – will be featured in “Rookie Spotlight” during Friday’s second round coverage.

Hur defends: Mi Jung Hur finished four shots ahead of Stacy Lewis for his second career LPGA Tour victory.

Headlining the field: Stacy Lewis, Brooke Henderson, Lexi Thompson, Brittany Lincicome, Anna Nordqvist, Brittany Lang, Angela Stanford, Charley Hull and Cheyenne Woods.                                                                                                  

Golf Channel Broadcast Team:

Play by Play: Tom Abbott

Analyst: Karen Stupples

Tower: Curt Byrum

On-Course: Jerry Foltz / Jane Crafter     

CHAMPIONS TOUR

Dick’s Sporting Goods Open

Dates: Aug. 28-30

Venue: En-Joie Golf Course, Endicott, N.Y.

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):

Friday              6-8 p.m. / 4-6 p.m. (Streaming on Golf Live Extra)

Saturday          3-5 p.m. (Live) / 3-5 a.m. (Sunday replay)

Sunday            2-5 p.m. (Live) / 3-5 a.m. (Monday replay)

Broadcast Notes:

Langer defends: Bernhard Langer finished one stroke ahead of Woody Austin and Mark O’Meara for his 23rd career Champions Tour win. 

Headlining the field: Bernhard Langer, Jeff Maggert, Kenny Perry, Mark O’Meara, Jay Haas, Marco Dawson, Kevin Sutherland, Joe Durant, Woody Austin and Lee Janzen.

Golf Channel Broadcast Team:

Play by Play: Brian Hammons

Analyst: Lanny Wadkins

Tower: John Mahaffey / Dave Marr

On-Course: Billy Ray Brown

EUROPEAN TOUR

D+D Real Czech Masters

Dates: Aug. 27-30

Venue: Albatross Golf Resort, Prague, Czech Republic 

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):

Thursday         5-7 a.m. / 9-11:30 a.m. (Live)

Friday              5-7 a.m. / 9-11:30 a.m. (Live)

Saturday          7-11 a.m. (Live)

Sunday            6:30-11 a.m. (Live)

Broadcast Notes:

Headlining the field: Victor Dubuisson, Eddie Pepperell, Thorbjorn Olesen, Peter Uihlein, David Horsey, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Bradley Dredge, Gregory Bourdy and James Morrison.

Golf Channel Broadcast Team:

Studio Host: Mike Ritz

Play by Play: Dougie Donnelly

Analyst: Warren Humphreys

On-Course: Ken Brown 

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